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Synthesis of Polymethacrylates with Carbazole and Benzofuran Pendant Groups for Photovoltaic Applications

  1. Dariusz Bogdal1,*,
  2. Katarzyna Matras1,
  3. Jerzy Sanetra2,
  4. Monika Pokladko2

Article first published online: 21 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/masy.200850810

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Macromolecular Symposia

Macromolecular Symposia

Special Issue: Advanced Polymer Materials for Photonics and Electronics

Volume 268, Issue 1, pages 48–52, July 2008

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Bogdal, D., Matras, K., Sanetra, J. and Pokladko, M. (2008), Synthesis of Polymethacrylates with Carbazole and Benzofuran Pendant Groups for Photovoltaic Applications. Macromol. Symp., 268: 48–52. doi: 10.1002/masy.200850810

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

  2. 2

    Institute of Physics, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Podchorazych 1, 30-035 Kraków, Poland

*Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

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  1. Issue published online: 21 JUL 2008
  2. Article first published online: 21 JUL 2008

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Keywords:

  • benzofuran;
  • carbazole;
  • methacrylates;
  • photovoltaic properties

Abstract

Summary: The article focuses on the photovoltaic devices made from copolymers of 2-(carbazol-9-yl)ethyl methacrylate (CEM) with benzofuran-2-carboxylic acid 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl 6-(diethylamino)benzo[b]furan-2-carboxylate (MB) and poly(3-decylthiophene) (PDT) or poly(3-octylthiophene) (P3OT). Photovoltaic cell structure consisted of ITO/active materials/Al. The photophysics of such photoactive devices is based on the photo-induced charge transfer from donor-type semiconducting conjugated polymers to the acceptor-type polymers. The monomer synthesis and polymerization as well as the device fabrication are presented. The copolymers can be spin-coated from a solution at room temperature without subsequent processing and heat treatment. The photovoltaic properties of the devices are shown.

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